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Salman F Rahman

movie Businessman, Politician cake 23 May 1951 (Dohar Upazila, Dhaka District, East Pakistan (now, in Bangladesh))
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Net Worth

$1.3 Billion (as in 2017) Dhaka Tribune

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Age

68

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Nation

Bangladeshi

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Basic Information

Date of Birth: 23 May 1951
Birthplace: Dohar Upazila, Dhaka District, East Pakistan (now, in Bangladesh)
Zodiac Sign: Gemini
Nationality: Bangladeshi
Hometown: Dhaka, Bangladesh

Family & Relationships

Marital Status: Married
Spouse: Syeda Rubaba Rahman
Children: Son- Ahmed Shayan Fazlur Rahman Daughter- None

Education

Schools: Not Known
Colleges: University of Karachi
Education: Not Known

Lifestyle

Religion: Islam
Food Habit: Non-Vegetarian

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Some Lesser Known Facts About Salman F Rahman

  • Salman F Rahman is a Bangladeshi business tycoon and politician.
  • Salman F Rahman’s career as a businessman began in 1966 with his brother Sohail Fasiur Rahman.
  • He and his brother inherited their father’s jute mill but the mill was nationalized after the Independence of Bangladesh in 1971. In the successive year, they founded Beximco Group, the largest business conglomerate in Bangladesh.
  • Rahman in the initial days of Beximco, exported seafood and crushed bones to countries including France, Belgium, Germany, the Netherlands, and Britain.
  • Beximco Pharmaceuticals, the first subsidiary of Beximco Group, became the first Bangladeshi company to be listed in the London Stock Exchange.

    Beximco Pharmaceuticals
    Beximco Pharmaceuticals
  • Beximco Pharmaceutical is the only Bangladeshi company with four products in the US market.
  • As of 2019, Beximco Group, founded and vice-chaired by Salman F Rahman, is one of the biggest conglomerates of Bangladesh and a premier contributor in the country’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP).
  • Beximco Group currently (as in 2019) has four public- Beximco Pharmaceuticals Ltd, Shinepukur Ceramics Ltd., Beximco Synthetic Ltd., and Bangladesh Export Import Co. Ltd.; and 17 privately held companies.

  • They are also into a retail garment business with the brand name “Yellow.”

    Beximco Yellow Store
    Beximco Yellow Store
  • In the December 2018 General Election, Salman F Rahman bagged 3,02,993 votes (86.50%) for the Dhaka-1 constituency in comparison to 37,763 votes (10.78%) of the opposing Jayiya Party’s candidate.
  • Since 2009, Mr. Rahman has been a close aide of the Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and has been associated with her as the Private Sector Industry and Investment Adviser.

    Salman F Rahman With Sheikh Hasina
    Salman F Rahman With Sheikh Hasina

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